Hildeprand (died in 789) was theDuke of Spoleto from 774 to 789. He married Regarde, daughter ofGotfrid.
WhenTheodicius of Spoleto died fighting at theSiege of Pavia in 774, theLombards of theDuchy of Spoleto elected Hildeprand their duke and quickly submitted to theFranks. Hildeprand fled toRome before the Frankish host and did homage toPope Hadrian I. However, the dispute betweenCharlemagne and Hadrian as to who had the proper suzerainty over Spoleto was solved in the Franks' favour over the next few years. In January 776,Hildeprandus gloriosus et summus dux ducatus Spoletani made a donation to theAbbey of Farfa dating it to the year of Charles' reign. This form was continued in 777 with language implicitly excluding papal suzerainty.[1]
In 775, Hadrian alleged that Hildeprand had joined a conspiracy ofHrodgaud of Friuli andArechis II of Benevento, but there is no evidence of Hildeprand's involvement. Hildeprand remained a staunch opponent of the papacy thereafter.
In 779, Hildeprand travelled toVirciniacum (todayVerzenay[2]), probably nearCompiègne, to profess fealty to Charlemagne. He brought with him gifts and left with promises that the king would protect his interests from those of the pope.
In 788, Hildeprand joined Frankish and Lombard troops in resistinga Byzantine invasion. He died the next year and was succeeded by a royal appointee: a Frank, namedWiniges.
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